Q: Is 242,962 a Prime Number?
A: No, 242,962 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 242962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 59 71 118 142 1,711 2,059 3,422 4,118 4,189 8,378 121,481 and 242,962, with no remainder.
Since 242,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,962, it is not a prime number.